An NGO, Green Environmental Solutions (GESOL) has embarked on three planting exercise in Adamawa State to combat deforestation and mitigate the effect of climate change.
The NGO founded by an indigene of Adamawa, Dr Ibrahim Muhammad Dodo residing in Canada, has remain committed to regreen Aftica, Nigeria and Adamawa State in particular and had so far planted many trees, particularly economic trees like orange, mango, guava cashew, mahogany, neem and others across Adamawa.
According to Dodo in an interview, the pilot project by GESOL in Maiha LGA in 2021 covering 78 schools.
Dodo said over 500 trees were planted in Wuro-Ladde in 2022 as the campaign continue to minimize the impact of erosion and windstorms.
“GESOL, is a group of like minded people committed to encouraging and supporting children and communities plant trees to help mitigate the negative effects of climate change and provide a potential source of income to families in African communities.
“The mission is to support children to plant as many trees as possible every year, to mitigate the harsh realities of climate change and, in the process, give children hope out of extreme poverty.
“Suffices to say that GESOL is committed to regreening communities as part of many efforts in combating climate change.
“We as a GESOL engage, encourage, educate and support children to plant trees in their schools and communities. The children are also provided with seeds and seedlings to plant and own economic trees.
“Over time, the plant will bear fruits, which will provide nutrition and potential income to the children and the family.
“We also encourage and support vulnerable communities to plant trees to prevent the adverse effects of climate change such as floods, wind storms and desertification,” Dodo added.
In thier respective remarks at the flag-off of the tree planting exercise for 2023 in Ganye, the Gangwari of Ganye, Alhaji Umar Adamu Sanda and the Chairman of Ganye LGA, Jibrin Ali Gangjari, lauded GESOL for it commitment to regreening Adamawa.
They spoke against indiscriminate felling of trees without replacement and other action inimical to the environment.
The representative of the GESOL Country Coordinator at the occasion, said the project coverage was expanded from 25 to 50 primary schools in each LGA.
“The programme targeted 1,079 primary schools and each school would be given 50 seeds and seedlings to plant while pupils and students selected across the state are given 300,000 Cashew seeds to plant at home.”
Meanwhile, the planting campaign in Yola South LGA was conducted at Musdafa primary school in Yola town supervised by the then Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Universal Education Board, Dr Salihi Ibrahim Ateequ who also commended GESOL and urged it to sustain the tempo.
